Places to visit near Staindrop: Raby Castle & more
A day out from Staindrop leads to Durham Castle, 26 km away. With nothing inside Staindrop’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle and a historic house.
Around Staindrop: where to begin
After Raby Castle, look out for a historic house.
CastleRaby Castle1 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseHeadlam Hall4.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Staindrop, mapped
The outermost point is Headlam Hall, at 5.7 km.
The dashed line is Staindrop’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Staindrop. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
97 listed buildings are on Staindrop’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Staindrop →
Within a day
Best known of the 12 within reach is Durham Castle, at 26 km.
CastleDurham Castle26 km northeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral26 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds8.8 km southwest
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum8.3 km southwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon12 km northeast · 94K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle13 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEgglestone Abbey8.4 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle20 km south
MuseumBeamish Museum35 km north · 350K visitors a year
CastleWitton Castle10 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageBowes Castle15 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp10 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Staindrop (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Staindrop
What is there to see near Staindrop?
No attraction is mapped inside Staindrop itself. Within 5 km of it are Raby Castle and Headlam Hall.
Does Staindrop have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Staindrop.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Staindrop?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Barnard Castle Grounds (English Heritage), 8.8 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Staindrop?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (26 km), Durham Cathedral (26 km), Barnard Castle Grounds (8.8 km), The Bowes Museum (8.3 km).
Where are Staindrop’s historic buildings listed?
Staindrop has 97 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Staindrop when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (13)
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Headlam Hall: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egglestone Abbey: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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